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Welcome to Warren ...

Warren is located in Worcester County<1>.

Warren was settled in 1664 and was incorporated in 1742.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Warren has a population of 5,220 people<2> (see below for details).

Warren is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Warren lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Warren: 413

The ZIP code for Warren: 01083<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Warren had an population of 5,220 people. This is an increase of 1.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Warren had a population of 5,135 people. This makes Warren the county's 43rd most populous community.

The population of Warren represents 0.08% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 244th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,135 people, the population of Warren increased 7.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,776 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Warren.

Communities Also Named Warren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Warren - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warren.

Communities near Warren ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warren.

  • Ludlow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
  • Holden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holden is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
  • South Hadley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Southbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Southbridge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
  • East Longmeadow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
  • Belchertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
  • Wilbraham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Warren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warren.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warren. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warren.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren. See our Newspapers Page for Warren.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warren ...

Looking for more information about Warren? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Warren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Warren.

Adding Warren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warren in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Warren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Warren post office opened in 1834.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warren.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Warren.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Warren). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Warren or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/